Audiences are fed up with AI actors in Disney’s ‘Prom Pact’

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Nick Bond and AFP News.com.au

A disturbing, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment in a recent Disney teen movie is gaining traction on social media, with those who spotted it calling it “terrible.”

Disney teen romance comedy prom agreement ‘ was first released in March of this year, but a short clip from the film has been going viral online this week.

This scene shows a cheering crowd at a high school basketball game, but the spectators in one row look noticeably different from the spectators around them.

The people in the front row are all normal human actors, but if you look closely at their “people” row, it’s certainly very unsettling. They stared straight ahead, their eyes dead and stiff and their bodies jerking strangely.

They look more like animated dolls than humans.

That’s because they aren’t human. Probably because it’s a “digital model” added to the frame in post-production to save on the extra cost of a real human background.

The clip caused a small controversy when the film was released in March, with one person on Twitter captioning it, “Remember this is what SAG-AFTRA is fighting for.” By re-sharing it, it was shared widely again.

When the footage went viral again, the strange-looking extras were labeled “horrible” and “abominable.”

Others pointed out that the line of “digital” extras appeared to be mostly people of color, potentially taking acting jobs away from performers from diverse backgrounds.

The incident comes as talks between Hollywood actors and studios over the ongoing strike collapsed overnight, dashing hopes for a quick end to the crisis that has devastated the entertainment industry. .

In a statement late Wednesday, the studio said it was ceasing talks, saying the gap between the two sides’ positions was “too wide” and the talks “no longer proceed in a productive direction.”

Hours later, SAG-AFTRA fired back, accusing the studio of using “bull-ball tactics” and “spreading misleading information” regarding negotiations.

It turns out that AI is a major stalemate in negotiations. Actors fear that the technology could be used to clone their voices and likenesses and reuse them forever without compensation or consent.

Studios will have strict safeguards in place, such as requiring the actors’ “prior consent” and restricting repeated use of “replicas” of the performers unless the performers consent and are compensated. He is said to have proposed that.

But SAG-AFTRA said its AI proposal would “continue to require ‘consent’ on day one of hire to use digital replicas of performers across film universes (or franchise projects).”

“We have sacrificed too much to succumb to their obstruction and greed,” SAG-AFTRA said.